Elections

The Mayor of London is elected by Supplementary Vote for a fixed term of
four years, with elections taking place in May. As with most
elected posts in the UK, there is a deposit, in this case of
£10,000, returnable on the candidate's winning at least 5% of the
first-choice votes cast.

2004

In 2004, the second election was held.
After being re-admitted to the Labour Party, Ken Livingstone was
their official candidate. He won re-election after second
preference votes were counted, with Steve Norris again coming
second.

1Second preference votes are only used to elect the
mayor if no single candidate receives more than 50% of the vote.
Only the top two candidates receive the second preference
votes.

2On papers where the 1st and 2nd choice votes are for
the top two candidates, the 2nd choice votes are not counted.[1]

3Percentage figures are not officially published on
the final votes, they are produced here for illustration and are
calculated by dividing the candidate's final vote by the total of
final votes. When based on the total votes cast, however, the
figures are 48.4% and 42.6%.

4Matt O'Connor withdrew from the election in the week
prior to polling day but his name remained on the ballot paper.[2]

2012
Election

No confirm candidates so far. Boris Johnson the incumbent may
stand again for the Tories. Former Mayor Ken Livingstone has said
he is interested in running again.

They have also included the London Partnerships Register which
was a voluntary scheme without legal force for same-sex couples to
register their partnership, and paved the way for the introduction
by the United Kingdom Parliament of civil partnerships. Unlike civil
partnerships, the London Partnerships Register was open to
heterosexual couples who favour a public commitment other than
marriage.

As Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone was also a supporter of the
London Olympics in 2012, and is known to encourage sport in London;
especially when sport can be combined with helping UK
charities-like The London Marathon and British 10K charity races.
However, Livingstone, in a Mayoral election debate on the BBC's Question Time (TV series)
programme in April 2008 did state that the primary reason he
supported the Olympic bid was to secure funding for the
redevelopment of the East End of London. In the summer of 2007 he
brought the Tour
de France cycle race to London.

In May 2008, Boris Johnson introduced a new transport safety
initiative to put 440 high-visibility police officers on bus hubs
and the immediate vicinity.[3] A ban
on alcohol on underground, bus, Docklands Light Railway, and tram
services and stations across the capital was announced.[4]

Also in May 2008, Boris Johnson announced the closure of The Londoner
newspaper, saving approximately £2.9 million. A percentage of this
saving will be spent on planting 10,000 new street trees.[5]

Salary

The Mayor of London's current salary is £143,911 per year, which
is similar to that of a government Cabinet minister's.[6]

This article is about the elected mayor of Greater London. For the City of London mayor, see Lord Mayor of London.

The Mayor of London is an elected politician in London. The role, created in 2000, was the first directly-elected mayor in the United Kingdom. The Mayor of London is also referred to as the London Mayor, a form which helps to avoid confusion with the Lord Mayor of London, the ancient and now mainly ceremonial role in the City of London. The Mayor of London is mayor of Greater London, which has a population of over 7.5 million while the City of London is only a small part of the modern city centre and has a population of less than 10,000. The first elected Mayor of London is Ken Livingstone, who was re-elected in 2004. In 2008, Boris Johnson became mayor.

Role

The Mayor is responsible for budgeting and strategic planning of some governmental functions across the whole of the Londonregion. The plans of the mayor are looked at by the London Assembly and actioned by the Greater London Authority. Responsibilities include transport, the police, fire and emergency services, cultural strategy and economic development.

Salary

The mayor of London's salary is one that ranks along that of a government cabinet minister's. The current salary is £137,579 per year [1].